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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN E. THAYER, of Manchester, in the county ofBennington, and State of Vermont, have invented a. new and improvedMedicinal Composition for the Removal and Cure of Spavins, Ringbones,Curbs, and Splints on Horses and I do hereby declare that the Followingis a full and exact description of its composition and application. 7

The nature of my invention consists in providing a complete remedy forthe :tbove'named diseases by external application without removing theskin or hziir or making any incision or wound.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its composition and application. I

The medicine is compounded from the following-named ingredients, alwaysbeing careful to maintain the relative proportions herein mentioned,according-to the quantity of the mixture desired; 2'. e. I

Two ounces of quicksilver; one'(1) ounce of nitric acid; one (1') ounceofoi'l of vitriol; one (1) drztchm of tincture of cantharides; one (1)ounce of spirits of turpentine; one (1) ounce ot'linsecd oil, (boilcd;)one ounce of tincture of asztfoetida; one-Fourth ounce of tincture ofiodine.

Having obtained the ingredients in these proportions, I mix seven ofthem- (leuving out theoil of vitriol) in a. stone or earthen vessel,stirring them well together. I then put in the oil of vitriol, a. littleat a time, the

while stirring the compound rapidly. After being thoroughly mixed let itstand four hours; it is then ready to be put in the bottles, care beingtaken that they be tightly corked.

To apply the medicine, first bathe the afliicted part well with arnica.If the hair is long and thick it is well to remove it carefully withscissors before applying the arnica. When 'the arnice has becomethoroughly dry, apply below the part uiiiicted some hard grease, toprevent the medicine from spreading in that direction, then applythe'medicine with a stiff brush, rubbing the niilicted part thoroughly.The application'should be repeated every six hours until a cure iseffected. The number of applications will depend on the size and age ofthe excrescence. Generally from three to four applications will besuflieient to remove an ordinary spuvin.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A medicine compounded of the ingredients in the manner and for thepurposes herein specified.

STEPHEN .E. THAYER.

Witnesses:

D. GILBERT DEXTER, H. K. FOWLER.

